The Iranian Oil Shortfall, January 1979–January 1981
271. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (Komer) to the President’s Special Representative for Economic Summits (Owen)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 65, Summits, 9/79–5/23/80. Confidential. The salutation is handwritten.
272. Telegram From the Department of State to Selected Diplomatic Posts
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, D800236–0401. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by David Patterson (NEA/ECON) and Todd; cleared by Rosen, Schotta, John A. Bushnell (ARA), and Morse (E) and in EA/IMBS, NEA/ARP, EUR/RPE, ARA, AF/W, and the Energy and Treasury Departments; and approved by Twinam. Sent Immediate to Jidda and Priority to Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Jakarta, and Caracas. Repeated to Algiers, Quito, Libreville, Baghdad, Dhahran, Lagos, Manama, Muscat, Riyadh, Cairo, London, Paris for the Embassy and USOECD, Bonn, Rome, Tokyo, Ottawa, and Brussels for the Embassy and USEC.
273. Memorandum From Secretary of Energy Duncan to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, Staff Office Files, Council on Economic Advisers File, Box 28, Energy Department 1. No classification marking. Copies were sent to Muskie and Owen. Carter initialed the memorandum.
274. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Saudi Arabia
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 68, Saudi Arabia, 5/80. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Drafted in the White House.
275. Memorandum From Secretary of Energy Duncan to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Agency File, Box 8, Energy Department, 11/79–9/80. Secret. Copies were sent to Muskie, Brown, Miller, Brzezinski, Eizenstat, and Owen.
276. Telegram From the Department of State to All Diplomatic and Consular Posts
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, D800329–0967. Limited Official Use; Immediate. Drafted by Ruth S. Gold, Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs; cleared by Hormats and Treat and in EUR/RPE, EA/J, S/P, E, and the Treasury Department; and approved by Cooper.
277. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Saudi Arabia
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, P910096–0044. Secret; Niact; Immediate; Nodis; Cherokee. Drafted in the Department of Energy, cleared by Poats and Twinam, and approved by Cooper.
278. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of Energy, Executive Secretariat Files, Job #8824, Box 3135, IA Memoranda of Conversation. Confidential. Drafted by Swandby on July 2 and approved by Goldman who signed at the bottom of the last page.
279. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Economic and Technology Affairs (Frost) to the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (Komer)
Source: Washington National Records Center, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 330–82–0263, Box 1, ASD/ISA #3 Policy Files. Secret. Sent through Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs David E. McGiffert.
280. Telegram From the Department of State to Selected Diplomatic Posts
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, D800377–1021. Confidential; Immediate. Drafted by J. Geocaris (DOE/IA); cleared by Twinam and in EB/IEP/EPC, E, ARA, EA/IMBS, EUR/RPE, DOE/IA, and DOE/S; and approved by Edward L. Morse (EB/IEP). Sent to Mexico, Port of Spain, Ankara, Athens, Bern, Bonn, Brussels, Canberra, Copenhagen, Dublin, Lisbon, Luxembourg, Madrid, Ottawa, Rome, Stockholm, The Hague, Tokyo, Vienna, Wellington, Lagos, Libreville, Quito, Jidda, Kuwait, Paris for the Embassy and USOECD, Abu Dhabi, Algiers, Doha, Caracas, Jakarta, and London.
281. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Saudi Arabia
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, P870094–0800. Secret; Nodis. Drafted in the White House; cleared by Owen, Miller, Duncan, Twinam, and Morse; and approved by Cooper. Repeated Immediate to the White House.
282. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs (Goldman) to Secretary of Energy Duncan and the Deputy Secretary of Energy (Sawhill)
Source: Department of Energy, Executive Secretariat Files, Job #8824, Box 3135, International Affairs: 9/80. Secret.
283. Memorandum From Henry Owen of the National Security Council Staff to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, International Economics File, Box 48, Rutherford Poats File, Chron, 9/17–30/80. Secret. Sent for information.
284. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Tarnoff) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 34, Iran/Iraq, 9/80. Secret; Exdis.
285. Memorandum From Secretary of Energy Duncan to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South File, Box 47, Pastor Country Files, Venezuela, 1–12/80. Confidential. Carter initialed the memorandum.
286. Briefing Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs (Hinton) and the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Vest) to Secretary of State Muskie
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, P870012–0201. Confidential; Exdis. Drafted by Hecklinger and Bullen and cleared in E, EUR/RPE, S/P, NEA/RA, and EA.
287. Memorandum From Secretary of Energy Duncan and Secretary of State Muskie to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, International Economics File, Box 49, Rutherford Poats File, Chron, 11/12–30/80. Secret. Carter initialed the memorandum.
288. Memorandum From Secretary of Energy Duncan to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Department of Energy, Executive Secretariat Files, Job #8824, International Affairs, 10/80–12/80. Secret.
289. Memorandum From Secretary of Energy Duncan to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, International Economics File, Box 49, Rutherford Poats File, Chron, 12/1–8/80. Confidential.
290. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Saudi Arabia
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, D800577–1002. Confidential; Niact; Immediate. Drafted by Bullen; cleared by Morse and Twinam and in EUR/RPE, EUR/WE, EUR/SE, E, DOE/IA, and DOE/IE; and approved by Hinton. Repeated Immediate to Lisbon, Ankara, and Paris, and Exdis to USOECD Paris.
291. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Saudi Arabia
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, D800588–1002. Confidential; Niact; Immediate; Exdis. Drafted by Poats; cleared by Twinam and in EB/IEP/EPC, E, and the Energy Department; and approved by Johnston.
292. Memorandum From Secretary of Energy Duncan to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Special Projects File, Box 19, Henry Owen, Chron, 12/10–31/80. Confidential.
293. Paper Prepared by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs (Treat) and Rutherford Poats of the National Security Council Staff
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, International Economics File, Box 49, Rutherford Poats File, Chron, 12/9–23/80. Confidential. Sent to Hinton and Goldman under a December 19 covering note by Poats, in which he wrote: “I would like to offer the successors to Zbig and Henry an agenda for action to improve our energy security in the near term. John Treat and I have drafted the attached skeletal outline of an objectives paper with this in mind. Please let me have your thoughts on this set of ideas by January 5 or 6.”
294. Memorandum From Rutherford Poats of the National Security Council Staff to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Energy Policy (Morse)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, International Economics File, Box 49, Rutherford Poats File, Chron, 12/9–23/80. Confidential.
295. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, D810011–0674. Confidential; Immediate. Drafted by R. Knickmeyer (EB/IEP/EPC); cleared by Bullen and in EUR/NE, EUR/RPE, EB/IEP/ECC, E, and the Department of Energy; and approved by Morse. Repeated Priority to Oslo, Kuwait, and Jidda.
296. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Kuwait
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, D810018–1028. Confidential; Immediate. Drafted by Knickmeyer, cleared by Patterson, Twinam, Morse, Johnston, Conway (E), and Hecklinger (DOE/IA), and approved by Cooper. Repeated Immediate to Jidda, London, Oslo, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Paris, Jakarta, Caracas, Algiers, Lagos, Cairo, Mexico, and USOECD Paris.
297. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassies in Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, D810019–0043. Confidential; Immediate. Drafted by Patterson; cleared by Knickmeyer, Twinam, and Hecklinger and in NEA/ARP and E; and approved by Morse. Repeated Immediate to Baghdad, Caracas, Dhahran, Jidda, Jakarta, Lagos, London, Manama, Tokyo, Cairo, and USOECD Paris.